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Richard Krajicek (NED)

06.12.1971

Richard’s greatest moment was winning the Wimbledon title in 1996 having beaten Pete Sampras in the quarter-finals. Richard was the only man to defeat Sampras at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2001. Richard won 17 singles titles and 3 doubles titles during his career and reached a singles ranking of world number 4 in 1999.

Richard is married to former James Bond girl Daphne Deckers and since retiring from the ATP circuit, he runs the Richard Krajicek Foundation which builds sports facilities for children in inner city areas in the Netherlands. In 2000 Krajicek was awarded the ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award for his efforts to help youth in his home country. In 2004 Richard became the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, a position he still holds today.

Hand used:

Right

Height

6’5’’

Highest rank

Singles – 4

Highest rank

Doubles – 45

Singles Titles

17

Doubles Titles

3

Career Earnings

$10,077,425

Grand Slam Record

Singles
Australian Open SF (1992)
French Open SF (1993)
Wimbledon W (1996)
US Open QF (1997, 1999, 2000)

Doubles
Australian Open SF (1992)

“Now that I have retired, even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon.”

Tim Henman (GB)

06.09.1974

For nearly a decade Tim held Great Britain’s tennis hopes on his shoulders, reaching a career-high ranking of number 4 in the world and becoming Great Britain’s most successful tennis player since Roger Taylor in the 1970s. Tim reached 6 Grand Slam semi-finals, represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup and won 15 times on the ATP Tour (11 singles and 4 doubles). Tim is an active member on the ATP Champions Tour circuit and won his first title on the circuit in 2011 at the Masters Tennis beating Thomas Enqvist in the final.

As well as being a very accomplished grass court tennis player, Tim is equally at home on grassy fairways, since retiring he has reduced his handicap to scratch and plays regularly. Tim lives in a small village in Oxfordshire, England with his wife, Lucy, and his three daughters; Rose, Olivia and Grace.

Pat Cash (AUS)

27.05.1965

Pat first came to the tennis world’s attention as a junior player in the early 1980s. He turned professional in 1982 and won his first top-level singles title that year in Melbourne. Pat established a reputation on the tour as a hard-fighting serve-and-volleyer and for wearing his trademark black-and-white checked headband and his cross earring.

In 1983, Cash became the youngest player to play in a Davis Cup final. He won the decisive singles rubber against Joakim Nyström as Australia defeated Sweden 3–2 to claim the cup.

The crowning moment of Pat’s career came at Wimbledon in 1987. Having already beaten Mats Wilander in the quarter-finals and Jimmy Connors in the semi-finals, Cash defeated the World Number 1, Ivan Lendl, in the final. Cash sealed the victory by climbing into the stands and up to the players’ box at Centre Court, where he celebrated with his family, girlfriend, and coach, Ian Barclay. This started a Wimbledon tradition that has been followed by many other champions at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tournaments since. He only lost one set during the entire tournament.

Hand used:

Right

Height

6’0”

Highest rank

Singles – 4

Highest rank

Doubles – 6

Singles Titles

7

Career Earnings

$1,950,345

Grand Slam Record

Australian Open F (1987, 1988)
French Open 4R (1988)
Wimbledon W (1987)
US Open SF (1984)

Mansour Bahrami (IRN)

26.04.1956

Mansour is best known for his trick shots and on-court entertainment. Described by John McEnroe as a ‘genius’, Mansour’s career was hampered by the political regime in Iran. Eventually he escaped to France and he was able to team up with Erik Winogradsky to reach the French Open Doubles Final in 1989.

In a story worthy of a Hollywood movie, Mansour has never had a lesson and taught himself to play using a frying pan. Arriving in France, he gambled his entire savings in a casino... and lost. Mansour met his wife in a traffic jam on the Champs Elysse at midnight on New Year’s Eve!

Hand used:

Right

Height

5’10’’

Highest rank

Singles – 192

Highest rank

Doubles – 6

Doubles Titles

2

Career Earnings

$368,780

Grand Slam Record

Doubles French Open F (1989)

“I feel like a comedian; I go to the court and it’s as if I’m on stage. People come and see me and have a good time”

Younes El Aynaoui

12.09.1971

Younes tried a host of jobs before settling into a life as a professional tennis player, including driving a bus, cleaning a gym, stringing rackets and babysitting! Today he is one of the most eminent men in his nation, recently voted the most important role model for society by L’Economist, beating both the Prime Minister and Olympic runner Hicham El Guerrouj.

Younes was 28 by the time he won his first ATP Tour title in Rotterdam, but unquestionably his most famous match was the Australian Open quarter final against Andy Roddick – close to five hours in duration it became the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history – Roddick eventually prevailed 21-19 in the final set.

Hand used:

Right

Height

6’4’’

Highest rank

Singles – 14

Singles Titles

5

Career Earnings

$4,044,089

Grand Slam Record

Singles
Australian Open QF (2000/03)
French Open 4R (1995/2000)
Wimbledon 3R (2000/01/03)
US Open (2002/03)

“My worst nightmare is hearing the alarm going off while everything is still dark so I can catch a 6am flight”

Peter McNamara (AUS)

05.07.1955

The 'Crocodile Dundee of Tennis', Peter had a distinguished singles career, spending two successive years in the top ten, reaching a high of number 7. He captured several titles including the Masters Series in Hamburg. Macca is perhaps best remembered for his doubles partnership with Paul McNamee. Together they won three Grand Slam doubles titles including two at Wimbledon. Whilst playing at his best, he suffered a horrific knee injury and was told he may never play again; however, he fought back to compete on the Tour, but never recaptured his previous success.

Since retiring, Peter has proved to be an astute coach working with both Mark Philippoussis and rising ATP star Grigor Dimitrov. He now lives in Germany with his wife Petra.

Hand used:

Right

Height

6’1’’

Highest rank

Singles – 7

Highest rank

Doubles – 3

Singles Titles

5

Doubles Titles

19

Career Earnings

$1,046,935

Grand Slam Record

Singles
Australian Open SF (’80), QF(’81)
Wimbledon QF (1981)
French Open QF (1982)

“Sometimes you think there are parts of you that you would like to change – but then you realise all your mistakes have shaped who you are”

Mikael Pernfors (SWE)

16.07.1963

The Swede with an English sense of humour, Mikael has a golf handicap of three, proving that all ball sports are his forte. It would be difficult to find anyone with finer touch or a wider array of shots. Mikael lives in Florida with Kristina and their children, Figge and Bella.

Mikael reached the French Open Final in 1986 on his first appearance at Roland Garros. He won the Masters Series event in Canada and is famously remembered for losing at Wimbledon to Connors after leading by two sets and 4-1. His career was severely blighted by injury, otherwise he would have surely won many more titles.

Hand used:

Right

Height

5’8”

Highest rank

Singles – 10

Highest rank

Doubles – 32

Singles Titles

3

Doubles Titles

1

Career Earnings

$1,363,793

Grand Slam Record

Singles
French Open F (1986)
Wimbledon 4R (1986/87)
US Open 4R (1989)
Australian Open Q (1990)

“I love British comedy. It’s sarcastic humour, and that works well for me.”

Mikael Pernfors (SWE)

16.07.1963

The Swede with an English sense of humour, Mikael has a golf handicap of three, proving that all ball sports are his forte. It would be difficult to find anyone with finer touch or a wider array of shots. Mikael lives in Florida with Kristina and their children, Figge and Bella.

Mikael reached the French Open Final in 1986 on his first appearance at Roland Garros. He won the Masters Series event in Canada and is famously remembered for losing at Wimbledon to Connors after leading by two sets and 4-1. His career was severely blighted by injury, otherwise he would have surely won many more titles.

Hand used:

Right

Height

5’8”

Highest rank

Singles – 10

Highest rank

Doubles – 32

Singles Titles

3

Doubles Titles

1

Career Earnings

$1,363,793

Grand Slam Record

Singles
French Open F (1986)
Wimbledon 4R (1986/87)
US Open 4R (1989)
Australian Open Q (1990)

“I love British comedy. It’s sarcastic humour, and that works well for me.”